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1) What was the name of the runner who ran from Marathon to Athens after the Greeks had defeated the Persians and then died?

2) By what name do we know the people whom the Romans referred to as "The Painted Ones"?

3) Who was Erich Weiss better known as?

4) In Roman times, what was a "Vicus"?

5) Which institution is known as "The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street"?

6) According to Seneca, what were all that were necessary to keep the people happy?

7) In which sport do participants engage in "The Hell of the North"?

8) In 1938 which steam locomotive set a world record speed?

9) When Pink Floyd sang "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", who was the "Crazy Diamond" referred to in the title?

10) If you were mining galena ore, what element would you refine it into?

11) In a deck of card, which one is often known as "The Suicide King"?

12) In the Bible according to the first book of Timothy, what is "The Root of All Evil"?

13) Which musical features the song "Tomorrow Belongs to Me"?

14) According to Samuel Taylor Coleridge where did Kublai Khan "A stately pleasure dome decree"?

15) What is unique about the name of "Torpenhow Hill"?

16) In which city was the actor known as Cary Grant born?

17) If you studied Nephrology, which organ of the human body would you specialise in?

18) Which American City is known as "The Windy City"?

19) What is the largest single organism in the world?

20) In computing what does the acronym FIFO stand for?

21) Who wrote the children's' story "The Old Man of Lochnagar"?

22) What is the common name of the "Cricketers' Almanac"?

23) Who had a "Brain the size of a planet" and "a pain in all the diodes down my left hand side"?

24) What is the green substance in plants that allows them to create sugars from water, CO2 and sunlight?

25) Which monumental piece of architecture was incorporated into the Berlin wall when the Russians divided the city?